She bent the ruler and it snapped.
Synonyms and examplesbreakI didn't mean to break your phone.
fractureLast year he fractured his skull.
bustinformalOne of the children has bust the computer.
shatterThe ball hit the window and shattered it.
smashI dropped the vase and it smashed.
chipI chipped the cup when I was putting it away.
crackA stone hit the window and cracked it.
fall apartI've only had these shoes for a week and they're already falling apart.
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See alsobreakable
fragile
delicate
brittle
weak
break down
stop working
crash
fail
broken
dead
defunct
bustedmainlyUSinformal
out of order
have had itinformal
kaputinformal
on the blinkinformal
on the fritzUSinformal
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If somethingbreaks, or if you break something, it is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition. If something iseasily broken, it is easy to damage that thing. If a machine or a vehiclebreaks down, it stops working. If something is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition, it isbroken.